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Africa/Nairobi

Africa/Nairobi is the IANA time zone for Kenya.

UTC+03:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+3 EAT

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC+03:00
Rule
No daylight saving time: UTC+3 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name
East Africa Time
Abbreviation
EAT
Long name
East Africa Time
Aliases
Africa/Asmera (old ids that resolve to Africa/Nairobi)

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Nairobi' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('Africa/Nairobi')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Africa/Nairobi';

Cities in Africa/Nairobi

Also in this zone: Nakuru, Ruiru, Eldoret, Kisumu, Kikuyu, Thika, Naivasha, Karuri, Karuri, Matuga, Mwala, Ongata Rongai, Jomvu, Garissa, Kitale.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–2026: UTC+3

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